Earth's History
Earth's History
How can we develop useful evidence obtained from sources, theories, and laws to describe how the natural world operates today as done in the past and will continue to do so in the future?
Critical Thinking: Students critically evaluate evidence and use it to support scientific theories and laws.
Collaboration: Students work together to gather and analyze evidence, developing a deeper understanding of the natural world.
Adaptive Perseverance: Students persistently engage in scientific inquiry, adapting their hypotheses and explanations based on new evidence.
How do scientists use evidence to support theories and laws about the natural world?
What role do observations and experiments play in understanding natural phenomena?
How can we predict future changes in the natural world based on current theories and laws?
Students will understand the importance of evidence in scientific inquiry.
Students will learn how theories and laws are developed from evidence and how they help explain and predict natural phenomena.
Students will engage in their own investigations to collect evidence and apply it to understand a specific aspect of the natural world.
Skills Demonstrated:
Students will be able to:
Asking Questions
Developing and Using Models
Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
Analyzing and Interpreting Data
Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking
Constructing Explanations
Engaging in Argument from Evidence
Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information
MS-LS4-1: Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth under the assumption that natural laws operate today as in the past.
MS-ESS3-4: Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth's systems.
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